This is the darkest, biggest, richest of Raymond’s 2007 Cabernets. It’s ripe and full in blackberries and currants, with a thick coating of sweet, toasty oak, but it’s not really drinkable now because the tannins are so strong. Designed for the cellar, it should develop bottle complexity over the next 10–12 years.——S.H.(4/1/2012)—— 92

A gorgeous Cabernet, sweetly soft and generous, offering delicious flavors. With an overlay of smoky, vanilla-scented oak, it has a core of blackberries, cherries, cassis and spices. Feels vital and flashy. Drink over the next four years.——S.H.(8/1/2011)—— 93